Mercy
“The word mercy in English is the translation of the Greek word eleos. This word has the same ultimate root as the old Greek word for...
Spiritual Milk
“Peter tells his newborn converts to do: “like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow up to...
Praise
“We are God’s vineyard, charged with bearing fruit and offering “the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving...
Image
“In this passage [Luke 20:20-26] Jesus points to the image (Grk εἰκών, eikōn) of Caesar on the coin. This same Greek word is used in Gen...
Purity
“Purity is the foundation of theology and a true relationship with God…Acquiring purity must be our first step toward knowing God…purity...
Obedience
“While the rich man was probably being sincere when he insisted I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws [Mark 10:20], he had confined...
Order and Disorder
“In a medieval world, the “order” of things was thought important: kings and commoners, high-born and low-born, masters, yeomen, and...
Money
“Money is a good servant but a bad master. We can employ it for the good of others, or we can let it master our thoughts and desires. We...
Life (Stages of)
“The eternal God is not often in a hurry. He typically works slowly but steadily to show us His gracious will so that we might fulfill...
Community, Individualism and How to Live
“For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? (1...